Dispensing device



A. ALEXAY.

DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION HLED mum]. 1922.

Patented July 18, 1922.

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UNMEQ c; is i ADALBERT ALEXAY, OF AVENAL, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB TO SIMPLEX PAPER ACCESSORIES CO., INC., OF BROOKLYN, ,NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DISPEN$ING DEVICE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anni wnew ALEXAY, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Avenal, county of lrliddlesex, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to dispensing devices, and has for its objectto provide a novel and simple device whereby paper napkins may be individually dispensed at will Other more specific objects of the invention will appear from the description hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which show an example of the invention without defining its limits, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the dispensing device; Fig. 2 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the method of arranging the nap kins in the device.

As illustrated, the device comprises a con tainer 5 constructed of any suitable material and preferably of glass, said container being of a form corresponding to the shape of the folded napkin; in the present instance, the container is shown of rectangular, oblong shape to correspond to the form of the napkins which are folded into an oblong form. The container is open at the bottom and at its opposite ends is provided with inwardlyextending lugs or projections 6 and may also be open at its upper end to facilitate the introduction of the napkins. In order to protect the interior of the container against contamination by dirt and other foreign material, a cover 7 may be provided which may be movably attached to the container or completely removable therefrom, as desired. In the preferred arrangement, the container is removably supported upon lugs 8 forming part of a supporting stand 9 of any conventional type and of suitable dimensions. At a point below and in registry with the container 5, the stand 9 may be provided with a table or shelf 10 having an aperture 11 extending therethrough, the purpose of which will appear more fully hereinafter; the aperture 11 is in the nature of a relatively short channel formed by turning down the material of which the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented stay is, 1922.

Serial No. 548,325.

shelf or table 10 is constructed, as shown in Figs. 1. and 2.

As previously stated, the napkins to be dispensed by the device are folded in a predetermined manner to fit the container 5, the present illustration showing said napkms (a folded into horizontal form and stacked upon each other in a pile. A rib bon b of any suitable material is threaded back and forth between the individual naptins of the stack or pile. as shown in Fig. 3'; in its initial condition, the stack of napkins 0, containing a predetermined numberv with the ribbon Z2 threaded therethrough may be maintained in the form of a package in any suitable manner, as by means of a suitable band of paper. In practice, a stack of napkins a is introduced into the container 5-, so that the'opposite ends thereof rest upon the projections 6, the intermediate portions of the lowermost napkin beingfree and unconfined; the ribbon b which is threaded through the stack of napkins ina direction atright angles to an imaginary line pass-' ing through the projections 6 has a free end portion of sufficient length to permit it to be passed downwardly through the aperture 11, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When a napkin is desired, a downward pull is exerted upon the ribbon 7), preferably at a point below the table, which pull is transmitted to the lowermost napkin a and draws the intermediate portions thereof downwardly, and thereby withdraws the opposite ends thereof from the projections 6. As the lowermost napkin is thus released, it will drop to the table 10, from which it may be readily removed by the person intending to use the same. If more than one napkin desired, the pull upon the ribbon Z) is continued until the required number of napkins have been released and deposited upon the table 10. Thus, by manipulating the ribbon, the napkins may be secured in individual succession or in any number, as may be desired, with equal facility. As the napkins are delivered in the indicated manner and the ribbon is consequently withdrawn from the container 5, the said ribbon will be deposited below the table 10, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

By introducing the stack of napkins into the container 5 in the form of a package and then removing the paper band, it be comes unnecessary to directly handle the napkins, so that the latter are not contaminated or handled by human hands previous to use by the person actually intending to use the individual napkins. Uncontaminated and sanitary napkins are therefore assured to the user when such napkins are dispensed by the device described.

The latter is extremely simple in construction and includes no complicated elements likely to become disarranged. The napkins are stacked 0r packed in a novel manner which permits of their ready removal either individually or in any given number, as may be desired. It will be understood that the napkins may be folded in a manner other than that indicated in the illustrated example and that in every case the ribbon is threaded thiroughthe stack of napkins in a manner equivalent to that illustrated, and that the container corresponds in shape to the form of the folded napkins.

Various modifications in the specific form shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A dispensing device for paper napkins comprising a container, a support therefor, a stack of napkins supported in said container, and a ribbon threaded through said stack of napkins and adapted to release the napkins from said container.

2. A napkin-dispensing device comprising a container open at the bottom, a support therefor, a stack of napkins in said container, means in the latter for supporting opposite spaced portions of said stack of napkins, and a ribbon threaded through said stack of napkins for releasing the same therefrom.

3. A napkin-dispensing device comprising a container open at the bottom, a support therefor, a stack of napkins in said container, spaced projections therein for supporting opposite ends of said stack of napkins, and a ribbon threaded through said stack of napkins for releasing the same therefrom.

4. A napkin-dispensing device compris ing a container open at the bottom, a support therefor, a stack of napkins in said container, spaced projections extending toward each other for supporting opposite ends of said stack of napkins, an apertured table located at a distance below said container, and a ribbon threaded through said stack of napkins and passing through the aperture of said table for releasing said napkins from the container.

A package comprising a plurality of paper napkins folded in a predetermined manner, and a ribbon threaded back and forth through said stack of napkins andbetween the individual napkins thereof.

6. A package comprising a plurality of paper napkins folded into rectangular form, and a ribbon threaded back and forth through said stack of napkins and between the individual napkins thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ADALBERT ALEXAY. 

